Mooncake Festival's Celebration at Kajang!!!

That was the first time I celebrated the Mooncake Festival with my friends… FUN!!! We had steamboat for dinner; both soup & porridge’s steamboats… Although, they were tasteless at the beginning, but after added some pepper, soy bean sauce & also MSG, they tasted GREAT!!! Haha… For desserts, we had mooncakes (of course) & also CHOCOLATE CAKE made by Ri Li… The chocolate cake was awesome… ~~~yummy~~~

After dinner, we went to the public children playground and behaved like the kids… >.< We lit the candles & also lanterns and placed them around the slide… Basically, we were dirtying the playground as all the kids did… Lolz… After that, we did something more adultness and tradition but illegally; we flew a BIG lantern called “kung ming deng” in Mandarin… Everyone wrote their wishes on it and lit that on… The higher it flies the bigger chances your dreams would be fulfilled… When it was started to fly up the sky, it hits on a VERY TALL tree… Then, it started falling down… Which means…we were so freaked off!!! But luckily, it flew up again before it actually hits on someone’s window… ~~phew~~


The chocolate cake!!!


Mooncakes...


All the ingredients we have...


Preparing or taste adding??? (The so called "soup" was actually a bowl of water... haha)


Ready to eat!!! Woohoo!!!


The porridge steamboat... Better than the soup I'd say... ^^


SMALL kids playing with lanterns...


Group picture on the slide...


Writing wishes...


Pointing at our wishes...


My wish... Can you see what's that??


It took us quite LONG to make that flies... Almost an hour i guess...

Welcome Home + Mooncake Festival's Party!!!

Today, my lovely family, my aunt, uncle & cousins had organised a simple but lovely party at home, to welcome me back in M'sia and also an early Mooncake Festival's celebration.. So touching.. ^^

We went for jogging in the evening (my mum was having her personal concert at home).. We had a banquet at home after jogging (my mum has finally stopped singing).. After dinner, everyone was scattered around the house, chit chatting and resting (my mum started singing AGAIN!!) Before midnight, we’ve had a small celebration to welcoming me; cake, mooncakes, peanuts, “keropok”, & wine!!! (my mum is still singing!!!) Basically mum was torturing my ears the whole day with all the OLD songs.. Sigh.. What to do, she loves singing a lot I guess.. haha..

Ever since I was back in M'sia, my stomach has never feels hungry, at all!! Been eating so much; like a PIG!!! Lolz.. Have the thought of losing some weight but I’ve not putting any afford into that yet... Everyone said I looked "round" now!!! Sad... >.<

After tomorrow, I’ll be going back to the reality life of torture ---> STUDY!!! NO!!! But one thing good about going back to school is I could finally fulfill my dream of DIET into ACTION ---> BADMINTON!!! ^_^


Chocolate cake!!


Me & the cake, the mooncakes, the dragon fruits, & also yam!! ~~yummy~~


Family portrait.. ^^


My lovely aunt & me..


Mummy & daddy (my little sister was sleeping on the sofa)..
~~~~~singing & singing & singing~~~~~

I'm Back!!!

Well, I'm finally back in M'sia after enjoying (not all the time though) myself in the USA for 3.5 months.. I'm pretty sure most of the people would say, "home sweet home right??".. For me, I'd say, "Yes & no.. Yes, for the FOOD, friends & families back in M'sia.. No, for my friends that i've met in the States!!! I miss them soooOOOoooo much!!".. Besides that, I'm so not prepared for my studies yet!!! I wanna go back to USA!!! >.<

In a way to show how much i miss my friends over there, I’ve specially written a “poem” for all of you.. Not that good of course, since i'm not a good writer but i hope you all would like it.. =P


FATE had brought us together & tied us up 3 months ago,
Of all the things we had gone through,
Only sweet memories are remembered.

Distance is yet again the fact that tears us apart,
No matter how far apart we are,
The strong bond of our friendship will never fade.

May we stay in touch till we meet again?
Sometime, some day, some where…
Not for long…I wish… Hold on…Stay strong…


Time really flies.. All the sweet memories & a LITTLE bit of sad memories (which I don't even want to remember of), & the adventures during our trips and also when we were on the Roller Coasters, etc.. If you'd like to ask me, "Is it worth to pay for joining the WAT programme??", my answer would definitely be YES!!! There's no other way than joining this programme that you could actually sponsor yourself for staying in the States for 3 months or more, & buying things that you need without spending your parents' money.. But of course, this would also depends how hard working you are and how you could manage the money that you earned.. Anyway, I didn't meant to promote WAT programme & I don't get any single cents for promoting this.. Just wanna let you guys know my opinions and experiences.. That's all..

The following arr the pics that I took during my stay at Cedar Point with my beloved friends, places that me & Kok Tien went with our Host Family; Marian, sailing adventure with Skip Oliver & his buddies from the Sandusky Sailing Club and also during the trips we went at Niagara Falls, Cleveland, Chicago, Seattle & also Portland.. Unforgettable memories.. ^_^


Me & my host family; Marian at Marblehead Lighthouse...


Me, Marian & Kok Tien at Marian's house...


The 1st day of sailing adventure at Lake Erie...


Nice view of Cedar Point across the Lake Erie...


The Millennium Force!!! Woo Hoo!!!


Another day of sailing..


Niagara Falls!!!


On the boat getting ready to enter the Maid of the Mist..


Hurricane at the Cave of the Winds!!!


Everybody is way TOO excited during the trip at Cleveland.. haha..


Me & my Meatball Stromboli Roll..~~cheesy & yummy~~


At the entrance of "Rock N Roll Hall of Fame" in Cleveland..


At Famous Dave's.. Pork ribs.. ~~yummy~~


Cold Stone's ice cream... ~~yum yum~~


Me & Lala at Cold Stone...


At Buffalo Wild Wing..


These are all the chicken wings we ordered.. 14 different flavours(non-spicy --> spicy --> VERY spicy!!!).. And also a platter of pork ribs.. ~~MMmmmm~~


Wild West Big Bash for all the employees at Cedar Point.. Free food, free drinks, games, rides, & lucky draws!!


Group pic during Big Bash..


The crazy crews of Millennium Force!! haha..


This is more normal.. ^^


The night view of Millennium Force.. Isn't that pretty??


Me & Alex..


Me & Joe..


Me & Georgia..


Me & Jose


Me & Rumen..


Me & Andrea..


AGAIN, everybody was getting excited for the trip in Chicago.. haha..


~~~Taiwan~~~


~~~Malaysia~~~


The view of Chicago..


UNO's pizzas!! An inch thick man!! Trust me, this is something that you MUST try in Chicago.. It's definitely worth waiting for an hour just for the pizzas..


In the Hershey's shop.. This is a machine where you can mix all kinds of Hershey's chocolate in the buckets.. COOL right..


Night view of Chicago on Hancock Tower..


Preparation for Kok Tien's 21st b'day celebration..


Chocolate mousse cheesecake from Cheesecake Factory(don't get me wrong..that's the name of the shop, not a real factory)!!


In the room.. Happy Birthday!! ^^



Having a cup of tea in a Chinese Tea shop located at the China Town in Chicago..


Having our lunch at Phoenix..


Feeling real good lying on the grass..


Ahemm aHemmM.. AGAIN..


Don't play play.. They know martial arts le.. haha..


Water war!!



Me & the Bean at Millennium Park!!


Don't you think we are good actors??


Funny pic of Teresa trying to catch Lik Min.. Lolz..


Raining...Boring...Picture time!!


Funny faces...haha..


Time for free pose again!! (The main character was the one beside the lamp post..haha)


This is the VERY 1st Mc Donald's & was built in 1955 at Des Plaines, Illinois..


At Mc Donald's..


In a pub called Blue Chicago..


Waiting for the bus.. Boring.. >.<


At the Field Musuem..


2 Lions!!!


Navy Pier..


Last night in Chicago.. Hershey's shop..


Waiting for the bus at Union Station.. End of the trip at Chicago.. >.<


My Last day at Cedar Point.. In the Employees' Cafetaria..


Me & my crews..


No camera!! Shy la.. haha..


At Snoopy Camp(a place mainly for children..AhhEmmM)..


Having free fries and pops from Helen.. hehe..


Teresa, Stacie & me..


Darren & me..


The Millennium Force!!! COOL!!


Top Thrill Dragster!! The fastest & tallest ride in the park.. Sounds cool huh..but i still think the Millennium Force is the BEST!! wahahaha..


Part of decorations for HalloWeekends.. ~~Horrify~~


Stephen, Me & Craig(maintenance)..


The Mantis!! The only ride that you have to stand while riding.. But it's su!ks because it'll hurts your head and ears so much..


The Mantis..


The Magnum!! Smaller version of the Millennium Force.. TOO wavy & bumpy for me..not good not good..


Power Tower!!


4 beauties.. hehe..


~~~~Halloween~~~~~


The Octopus?? I can't remember the name for this.. >.<


Me & my Millennium!!


Me & Katy(supervisor)..


Wicked Twister!!


Jon, Dilyana, me & Cheral(my roommate for a day..hehe)


Me & Garden..


Last supper with my beloved friends at Mc Donald's before i left..sobsob..


All by myself at Chicago Airport.. sobsob..


The view of Seattle..


A picture of picture..^^ The Space Needle at Seattle..


Public bus in downtown Seattle..


Cheese making..


The VERY 1st Starbucks in the World!!


New & old designs of Starbucks' label..


At Pike Place Market..


These are soaps!!


Nice art works..


Look at the words on the cardboard.. Hilarious.. =P


Space Needle..


Me standing under the Space Needle..


Fountain..


??Weird or old?? Parking system at Seattle..


Smith's Tower.. The ONLY thing special about this tower was the OLDEST elevator..


The elevators..


In the elevator..


Ride the Ducks!! This vehicle brings tourists travel around the downtown of Seattle on the road & also in the water!! COOL right!!


Me & Pin at Portland's China Town!!


After a LONG walk, we were finally reached at the NIKE Factory Store, Portland!!! Phew..


This is the train in downtown Portland..


Convention Center at Portland..


Kok Tien, me & Pin at Mount Rainier, Seattle..


Uncle Richard, Aunt Coral, Pin, Kok Tien & me!!


Aunt, me & uncle.. ^^


Narada Falls..


Mount Rainier..


Nice view around Mt. Rainier..


Gorgeous mountain...


Us 3 at Mt. Rainier..


At the Canyons..


AhHeeeMmm.. Look at Pin.. Funny.. haha..


At River-Carved Canyon..


We're falling down... HELP!!!!


Lovely couple... hehe..


We were actually in a tree's trunk.. Can you believe that?!?!


Big tree!!!


Huge tree man!!!


Have you watch this movie before, "Sleepless in Seattle"??? I haven't anyway..


One of the scenes in "Sleepless in Seattle" was actually filmed in this restaurant where we had our lunch!!


In the Central Library at downtown Seattle.. It was so awesome!!!


Reading...pretending... haha...



###That's the end of my WAT programme for 2007 & also trips i've had there.. There are still plenty of things i couldn't write down.. Remained as a secret of mine.. ^_^###